143: Chapter 143 Authority, Temple and Spirit Puppet

"Regarding Third-order Deity, rather than wasting effort searching for strangers in the outside world, I prefer that you cultivate them yourself.

Since Magistrate Mei Fang has the desire to push for an Intermediate God Breakthrough, you should have already made preparations in this regard. I can provide resources to help your Subordinate Deity reach the Third-order faster.

As for the Temple Materials, please list them out, Magistrate Mei Fang. I will see what I have on hand."

Being a boss is truly not easy; one must not only consider the development of the faction but also take care of the advancement of subordinates.

Lin Xiao himself is currently only a Divine Being, yet he is already making preparations for his subordinate's Breakthrough to Intermediate God.

Who would believe this if it were said out loud?

Although Magistrate Mei Fang himself does not know when he will have the opportunity to advance to an Intermediate God, he remembers the conditions and required resources for an Intermediate God Breakthrough vividly.

Seeing Lin Xiao's inquiry at this moment, he immediately answered earnestly.

"Replying to Master, I have previously studied this carefully. To build the most basic Temple, it requires approximately 10 cubic units of Spiritual Wood, 10 cubic units of Spiritual Soil, 5 tons of Spiritual Ore, and one complete High Grade Spiritual Vein..."

Calculating Spiritual Wood, Spiritual Soil, and Spiritual Ore at the cheapest rate of 100 million divine power points per unit, that comes to 2.5 billion divine power points.

The most expensive item is the High Grade Spiritual Vein; even one of poor quality requires at least 10 billion divine power points.

Even with Magistrate Mei Fang having access to internal federal channels, it still requires spending 12.5 billion divine power points. This is why so many deities remain stuck at the Third-order for their entire lives.

Looking at the price quoted by the other party, even Lin Xiao couldn't help but click his tongue. This is even more expensive than a [True God Spirit Puppet]!

"12.5 billion just for the basic version? I don't quite understand. What does 'basic' mean? Do non-basic Temples have any special functions?

Also, if I recall correctly, a [True God Spirit Puppet] only costs 9 billion divine power points. Doesn't that thing also claim to be able to kill an Intermediate God?

The more I look at this price, the more something feels wrong."

Regarding these questions from Lin Xiao, Magistrate Mei Fang patiently began to explain.

"Replying to Master, the differences between Temples are actually quite significant. To explain this, I must carefully explain the Authority of an Intermediate God..."

After this preamble, Magistrate Mei Fang carefully organized his thoughts and then explained in detail.

"I believe Master already has a concrete understanding of Lower-tier Gods?"

"Yes, my deity subordinates have introduced this to me in detail. Lower-tier Gods mainly cultivate Laws; the higher the Realm of a Lower-tier God, the greater the Law amplification."

Seeing that the Master indeed had an understanding of Lower-tier Gods, Magistrate Mei Fang formally began to speak about the powers of an Intermediate God.

"Master is correct; Lower-tier Gods mainly cultivate their own Laws. The higher the Realm, the stronger the Law amplification, and this amplification for Lower-tier Gods is generally internal.

Apart from some special Laws, most Lower-tier God Laws are generally used to amplify their own abilities, such as fire, frost, thunder, strength recovery, etc.

If Lower-tier Gods cultivate Laws, then Intermediate Gods cultivate Authority! What is Authority? Birth, aging, sickness, death, the changing of the four seasons, natural rules—these are Authority!

When one reaches the Intermediate God Realm, one can modify one's own Authority within the range of one's Temple!

After an apple ripens, it naturally falls from the tree, but after possessing Authority, an Intermediate God can not only make it fall toward the sky but even make it grow in reverse!

A Life-type Intermediate God can wantonly modify life rules within the range of his Temple. If he says an enemy's wounds cannot heal, then any enemy injured within his Temple range will never be able to recover!

If he says, 'The life of my friend will not be harmed by external forces,' then any attack from an enemy will be unable to cause damage to the ally.

This is Authority!"

After intuitively understanding the Authority of an Intermediate God, Lin Xiao felt a wave of relief and lingering fear. Damn it, it was fortunate that the previous undead did not actually advance to an Intermediate God.

Otherwise, if the other party had just opened their mouth, they would have been screwed!

This Intermediate God is too damn terrifying; for existences below the Intermediate level, it is simply a dimensional strike!

After waiting for a moment, confirming that the Master had understood the Authority of an Intermediate God, Magistrate Mei Fang continued to explain.

"I presume Master has already understood the terrifying aspects of an Intermediate God, and the reason why an Intermediate God can possess such Authority is inseparable from the function of the Temple.

The Temple, in essence, is expanding a private kingdom exclusive to us within the Divine Domain!

Inside this kingdom, the Intermediate God is the true deity!

All the Authority possessed by an Intermediate God is essentially snatched from the heavens and earth of the Divine Domain.

Since it is stolen Authority from the heavens and earth, the heavens and earth will naturally not ignore it. Although the heavens and earth do not have self-awareness, their rules will cause them to correct errors (Intermediate Gods).

Therefore, from the moment the Temple is established, the pressure of the heavens and earth (Lightning Tribulation) will not cease for a single moment.

In order not to be corrected (killed) by the heavens and earth, the Intermediate God and the Subordinate Deity under his divine system will all divert a portion of their power to resist the pressure of the heavens and earth (Lightning Tribulation) long-term.

Therefore, Intermediate Gods are often unable to unleash their full strength if they have built the (basic version) Temple that I just mentioned.

Then the Intermediate God will only be able to exert 70% of his strength all year round; if the Temple grade is higher, it can autonomously resist more pressure from the heavens and earth (Lightning Tribulation).

The Intermediate God will then be able to liberate more of his own combat power; it can be said that the Temple quality is a standard for judging the strength of an Intermediate God.

This is the difference in Temples that Master was confused about..."

After finishing this explanation, Lin Xiao finally understood the significance of Temple quality.

"So that's how it is; the basic version can only unleash 70% of strength. Looking at it this way, Intermediate Gods seem quite miserable; one careless mistake and they will be killed by the pressure of the heavens and earth (Lightning Tribulation)..."

Seeing Lin Xiao's reply, Magistrate Mei Fang shook his head and chuckled lightly.

"There is gain, but there is also sacrifice; if one dares to contend for Authority from the hands of the heavens and earth, one must naturally be prepared to be targeted by them.

However, what Master said is also correct; Intermediate Gods are indeed quite miserable. Under normal circumstances, they try their best not to make a move; for a Lower-tier God, a serious injury might just mean recuperating for a period of time.

But once an Intermediate God is seriously injured, if there is no strong resource support behind him, it basically counts as entering a state of chronic death.

Because of this, Intermediate Gods are often extremely cautious about fighting. Unless necessary, they will not fight with others at will.

After finishing talking about the difference in Temples, the next topic is Master's confusion regarding the [True God Spirit Puppet]. Actually, Master has confused one thing; Spirit Puppets also have quality divisions.

They are all [True God Spirit Puppet], but the "Materials" used are different. The power they unleash is naturally different; the Low Grade Spirit Puppet is the one that costs 9 billion.

Although an Intermediate God was indeed used as Materials during its refining, the Spirit Puppet itself does not have Authority.

Or rather, the Authority has been thoroughly refined into the body of the Spirit Puppet. As long as the strength is not too much stronger than the Spirit Puppet, the Spirit Puppet will not be affected by the enemy's Authority.

Coupled with the Spirit Puppet's own combat power, this is what enables it to have the strength to contend with an Intermediate God. The type of Spirit Puppet that can kill an Intermediate God, as Master mentioned, is often refined using a Fifth-order or even Sixth-order Intermediate God as Materials.

In terms of price, a Medium Grade Spirit Puppet (refined from a Fifth-order deity): 75 billion divine power points.

It can kill an ordinary Fourth-order (70% liberated) Intermediate God, contend with a Genius Fourth-order (80% liberated) Intermediate God, and can carry the Master to escape from the hands of a Prodigy Fourth-order (90% liberated) Intermediate God.

As for the High Grade Spirit Puppet (refined from a Sixth-order deity), the selling price is: 500 billion divine power points. Even if the opponent is a Sixth-order deity (70% liberated), it can still carry the Master to escape"